The arts transform our lives on a daily basis, being at once pools of inspiration, forebearers of change and vehicles of emotion. Oftentimes however the people striving behind the scenes are barely in profile. 26th Raindance Film Festival brings out through its Arts Documentaries the stories of dancers, filmmakers, photographers and artists: their lives, dreams, […]
In drama filmmaking the script editor’s services are used all the time to make film scripts better. The equivalent in documentary filmmaking is the Documentary Consultant who comes in at ideas stage (or sometimes during post-production) in order to help film-makers’ documentaries get better. However for some reason documentary consultants are used less frequently than […]
The Raindance 15 Second Short Competition sponsored by LUMIX cameras returns bigger and better for 2018 as we get ready for Raindance Film Festival. How to Take Part: 1) Shoot a 15-second film around the theme: Discover. Be Discovered. End credits won’t count in the time, but should be brief. 2) Include the title card […]
Films, as we all know, are wonderful means of storytelling, and Raindance comes out this year with another showcase of films exploring all that stories can tell and yield. But what about showing how these stories are told in film? What can we learn from the entire production of film, of the personal journeys experienced […]
A decade or more ago, Raindance festival programmer, Suzanne Ballantyne wrote a tongue-in-cheek article How To Fake Being An Indie Auteur. She wrote the article based on her personal experience of watching over a thousand features a year. She was trying to use reverse-information to show people how to make a perfect festival film. Unfortunately, […]
Starting on the 11th of July, Raindance launches an eleven day hands-on summer film school. Participants will write, produce and direct their own narrative short, plus come to grips with the creative challenge of working with virtual reality. 6 Reasons Attending Summer Filmmaking School Makes Sense A thousand pounds is a whole lot of cash, […]
World Environment Day occurs every year on June 5th as a reminder to encourage the preservation of our earth. There are several documentaries that bring awareness to matters like climate change, pollution, global warming, and so on. Let’s dive in a little deeper and examine five documentaries made within the last decade that best showcase […]
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